sir ron dennis, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. oh, it s a great pleasure to have you here. i have read how you fell in love with motorsport as a teenager. i think you went to brands hatch when you were a teenager and just loved the smells, the sights of it. do you still have that love of motorsport today? i still enjoy watching a grand prix, but save for that, it s really a thing of the past for me. the main reason for me changing direction, i don t even know how to spell retirement, was really the looming of my 70th birthday. and it was a little scrappy at the end, i have to say, primarily driven by disagreement over the value of my shares. but once. in the mclaren group, which you had done so much to create and to build. well. ..i like to feel that i pretty much built it. of course, no one individual builds anything, but, um, when i left the building on my 70th birthday, because that was very symbolic to me. mm. ..it was really a full stop in a chapter of m
to the programme. let s begin at the rugby union world cup in france, where in the last hour england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. andy swiss is in marseilles and joins us now. andy, england have done it but they were pushed all the way. they certainly were. the england fans have onlyjust stop celebrating inside the stadium behind me. they are through to the world cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama. they got off to an excellent start, they scored two first half tries, the first from man u to langa who bulldozed his way over. how was his first international try for two years. followed by a try from joe marchand. england were in total control of the star of the second half. they seemed on course for a straightforward victory but back came fiji and harrow, two tries in quick succession. and higher. not much more than ten minutes left when the score was 2a all and the fiji fans sensed a remarkable comeb
hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and we start at the rugby world cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. it all started so brightly for warren gatland s side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge in a stunning second half comeback. our correspondent was at the game. argentina then came back for penalties and lead just after half time 12 10. came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. a try from tomos williams as he raced through to score. that gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to go. at that point you thought wales were probably going to win but then a moment of controversy when argentinian s shoulder caught the head of nick tompkins and they thought he should have been some sent off but the ref decided he was not and then a legal challenge. from there argentina came back, the pressure eventually told. they got a try with about ten minutes left and
hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and we start at the rugby world cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. it all started so brightly for warren gatland s side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge in a stunning second half comeback.. let s get the latest now with our correspondent andy swiss who s there for us now. andy so close for wales, but the game just swung away from them after half time. that s right you may be able to hear the argentinian fans still celebrating inside the stadium. you expect the celebrations here are onlyjust beginning for them. but for though welsh fans what crushing disappointment as you say they began the matches so well and lead 10 0 at one point thanks to an early try from dan baker of argentina then came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. a try from tomos williams as he raced through to score. i gave wales the lead wit
shed explodes after petrol vapours ignited inside. the cctv has been released by fire chiefs as a safety warning. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. an announcement on north korean state television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. the claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 heads of state are due to discuss north korea s weapons programme. 0ur correspondent stephen evans reports from the south korean capital, seoul. could this missile hit the united states? north korean state television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country s leader, kim jong un. normal programmes were interrupted for the special announcement. she says: our great leader, kim jong un, gives us the order of the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile